Penny Marshall Quotes

United States, Actress
October 15, 1943 – December, 17, 2018.

Carole Penny Marshall is an American actress, director and producer. She is the daughter of Marjorie Marshall, a tap dance teacher, and Tony Marshall, a film director and producer. Her parents' background in entertainment, along with her brother, Garry Marshall's, background as a comedy writer and her sister's background as a casting director and producer, gave rise to Marshall's career in the industry. She rose to fame in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.

Also known as Director, Producer

I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated each other, two marriages and divorces of my own. There was the cancer thing, too.

Penny Marshall
- Up
- Parents
- Growing
I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an HBO movie.

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- Movie

I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

Penny Marshall
It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

Penny Marshall
- Up
- Work
- Passion
I'm very happy to watch a video at home with a friend rather than do dinner.

Penny Marshall
- Home
- Happy
- Friend
I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.

Penny Marshall
- Golf
- Hockey
I have a good support system of friends and family.

Penny Marshall
- Good
- Family
- Friends
I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!

Penny Marshall
- Up
- Mind
- Real

You need to see what the actor needs. This one wants to be talked to privately. That one doesn't mind if you block it for them. Just tell me the truth and I'll adapt to it.

Penny Marshall
- Mind
- Truth
I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.

Penny Marshall
- People
- Important
I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

Penny Marshall
- People
- Bad
- Guy
If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Penny Marshall
- Life
- Time
- Good
I don't startle easily.

Penny Marshall
I think everyone's mother is slightly nuts.

Penny Marshall
- Mother

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

Penny Marshall
- Girl
- Girly
I don't know one lens from another. That's not my job. It's the cinematographer's job. But I can talk to people.

Penny Marshall
- People
- Job
I wish I could sing better.

Penny Marshall
- Wish
Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I just have to learn how to say 'no' more.

Penny Marshall
We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.

Penny Marshall
- Baseball
Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. That's why they go into acting!

Penny Marshall
- Why
- Movie

I'm not the most positive person.

Penny Marshall
- Positive
I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.

Penny Marshall
- Why
- Game
- Lost
I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?

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- Truck
I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

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- Beautiful